Aussie, Kiwi and South Pacific Atheists

Breaking News! After successfully challenging the Commonwealth government in the High Court of Australia over funding for the National School Chaplaincy Scheme, Ron Williams is to take them on again. In an attempt to circumvent the High Court ruling, the government has passed some extremely questionable legislation which tears at the heart of parliamentary democracy and public accountability. Williams has consulted with his crack legal team and the decision has been made today (Saturday, 7 July) to mount another challenge.

Mounting a High Court challenge is extremely expensive and Ron Williams is just an average, suburban Dad. If all of us who care about a secular, democratic Australia can chip in as much as we can, it will help enormously. Please consider donating at:

This is your chance to be a part of making Australian Constitutional history!

Embiggen Books - Your Australian Atheist/Skeptical Bookshop

Embiggen Books, an Australian bookstore devoted to promoting science, philosophy, rationalism and skepticism is now on Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne. Warren Bonett and Kirsty Bruce of Embiggen are also passionate and active members of the atheist and skeptical communities.

Australian Atheist Issues

For new members, if you want to get a grasp of some of the issues effecting atheists in Australia, you might like to take a look at the Atheist Nexus (Australia) submission on "Freedom of Religion and Belief in the 21st Century" made to the Australian Human Rights Commission early last year. It's long, but easy reading, and worth spending some time on. A report, using information compiled from submissions, should be released later this year.

Atheist Meetup Groups - Australia

If you'd like to meet up with some local atheists, there's no better way than joining your local Atheist Meetup, Skeptics, or Freethought Groups:

Comment Wall

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Not that comment, but a much longer one clearing up misquotes, the writers lack of acknowledgement of intent in atrocities and a few other bits and pieces. Whether they publish it or not is another matter, as always.

Rant against atheists in the SMH today. Members of this group may wish to add their comments and, if you happen to mention the Atheist Convention in Melbourne next March in your reply (as the writer referred to it in his 3rd para) - that would be nice too! ;-)

thanks A|N and everyone for their support during this!
There are a couple of things that have to be sorted with the server over tonight, and we should see the glitches in the matrix with the server atm disappear tomorrow. Onwards to the Convention! :)